Nigel Farage dramatically raised the stakes in Ukip's quest for
political power by vowing to resign as leader if his party fails to get
any seats in the 2015 general election.
Farage made the pledge on the day he told the anti-EU party's spring conference: "This is our moment.
After speaking in Torquay of "ruthless targeting" to win seats at the general election, Farage put his own future on the line.
"I said in my speech we could get several MPs, or a good number of
MPs, in Westminster in 2015 provided, and I made it absolutely clear,
that would not happen unless we clear this hurdle effectively on May 22
[the local and European elections this year].
"I stand by that. This is the election Ukip has waited 20 years for."
When asked if he would stand down in the event of the party not
returning any MPs to the House, he said: "I would have thought so, good
lord yes. I would be out the door before you could say Jack Robinson."
